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Commission votes to transmit two Lutz Lake Fern urban‑service‑area expansion requests despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
The board voted May 8 to transmit two privately initiated Lutz Lake Fern Road urban service area expansion requests (CPA 25‑04 and CPA 25‑03) to state review after extended testimony from Keystone/Odessa residents opposing higher density and citing wetlands, school capacity and water concerns.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Commission voted May 8 to transmit two privately initiated comprehensive‑plan amendments seeking to expand the urban service area and reclassify roughly 295–308 acres on Lutz Lake Fern Road to higher‑density residential uses, despite extensive opposition from Keystone and Odessa residents and the planning commission’s inconsistency finding.
Planning commission staff told the board the sites contain wetlands, significant wildlife habitat and are largely in the 100‑year flood plain. Public utilities staff warned…
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